News of the Chair (2023-)
- Newsletter n°9 of the Logistics City Chair – October 2023
- Theme 1.1 (macro-analyses of the spatial distribution of warehouses) of the scientific program: in October 2023, the Chair finalized the work on the Chair’s database on logistics sprawl and the links between urban form and warehouse location. The research report is available here. A summary of the database and statistical work is available here.
- October 2023 : Publication of a research paper by Coriolan Gout on the spatial distribution of warehouses and the logistics rental market in the Paris and New York metropolitan areas.
- Publication of Aliénor Vézinet’s Master’s thesis (intern, March-September 2023) on intermediate logistics and tactical and strategic urban planning strategies adapted to urban logistics. Her thesis is available here and her brief here.
- In September 2023 Reece Fisher‘s has started her PhD, supported jointly by Sogaris, the Chair (with Laetitia Dablanc as director) and CNAM/LIRSA (with Adeline Heitz as co-supervisor).
- 2023-2024 Chair team: Matthieu Schorung leaves the Chair after a 3-year post-doc (2021-2023); Marion Albertelli joins the Chair as a new post-doc, responsible for theme 2 of the scientific program.
- August 30, 2023, Laetitia Dablanc spoke on “CO2 impacts of freight transportation” at the symposium ‘Exploring tracks for transatlantic cooperation on intelligent mobility’ organized by France Science. You can access the support of this presentation via this link.
- Publication of a paper on dark stores by the Chair’s team. Buldeo Rai, H., Mariquivoi, J., Schorung, M. & Dablanc, L. (2023) Dark stores in the City of Light: Geographical and transportation impacts of ‘quick commerce’ in Paris. In: Research in Transportation Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
retrec.2023.101333 - Publication of a paper on the integration of urban logistics in urban policies (case studies of Paris and Rotterdam) by Laetitia Dablanc and Dutch colleagues. Kin, B., Buldeo Rai, H., Dablanc, L. & Quak, H. (2023). Integrating logistics into urban planning: best practices from Paris and Rotterdam. In: European Planning Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/
09654313.2023.2242400 - July 2023: Matthieu Schorung presented two papers at the World Conference on Transport Research (Montreal): one on the Chair’s research on Amazon; the other on logistics sprawl in American metropolises.
- Laetitia Dablanc chaired the Young Conference of the World Conference on Transport Research in Montreal on July 17, 2023.
- Laetitia Dablanc made a double academic visit to the United States: from June 2 to July 2, 2023 at the City College of New York and from July 3 to July 15, 2023 at the University of Southern California as part of the METROFREIGHT project to work on instant delivery drivers, warehouses and logistics sprawl.
- Laetitia Dablanc moderated a round table at the International Transport Forum (OECD) on June 26 and 27, 2023 on the new urban logistics real estate, which brought together 40 experts from OECD countries.
- City Logistics International Conference in Bordeaux in June 2023 (June 19-21): Matthieu Schorung presented the Chair’s work on quick commerce and the impact of dark stores. His presentation is available here.
- June 2023: the Chair was present at the 5th RFTM (Rencontres Francophones Transport Mobilité) in Dijon (June 7-9). Camille Horvath presented a paper entitled “The commitment of supply chain players as a crucible of alternativity: the case of the meeting of supply and demand for short-circuit products”. Matthieu Schorung co-directed a special session on “Actors, conflicts and governance in transport and logistics projects”.
- June 2023: Publication of a research report on new data sources for urban logistics, written by François Adoue (independent researcher) under the direction of Laetitia Dablanc.
- May 2023: Publication of a research paper by Coriolan Gout on the spatial distribution of warehouses and the logistics rental market in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
- The Chair’s handbook n°3 is available in a page by page version for easy reading on smartphones and tablets through this link.
- Publication of the new handbook of the Logistics City Chair on urban and suburban logistics real estate – April 2023!
- Newsletter n°8 of the Logistics City Chair – April 2023
- Publication of a research report on quick commerce (April 2023) written by Matthieu Schorung, available through this link.
- Publication of two briefing notes (March 2023) written by Laetitia Dablanc: one on digital plateforms gig workers for instant deliveries ; the other on the tax on B2C express carriers in Barcelona (Spain).
- New arrivals within the 2023 team of the Chair: Camille Horvath joins the Chair as a post-doctoral fellow – responsible for theme 2; Elsa Dillon joins the Chair as an intern (supervised by M. Schorung on the conditions of development of urban logistics real estate).
- Publication of an article (portfolio) by Matthieu Schorung in a French scientific journal on urban studies Urbanités on the urban impacts of e-commerce activities in New York City.
- Publication of Caroline Adamy’s M2 thesis, following her internship at Sogaris, co-supervised by Juliette Berthon and Adeline Heitz, on logistics urban planning (Issues and keys to operationalizing the logistics function in the urban project).
- Communication of Laetitia Dablanc to the AFNOR SPEC (E-Commerce : consumer information) on the environmental impact of delivery choices, March 21, 2023.
- E-Commerce: consumer information on the environmental impact of delivery choices
- Publication of a research report written by François Adoue under the supervision of Laetitia Dablanc on connected delivery areas and the issue of data collection for urban logistics in Barcelona, March 13, 2023.
- Intervention of Laetitia Dablanc to the POLIS Network (Regional aspects of land use planning and settlement structures for sustainable mobility patterns), March 13 2023.
- Intervention by Laetitia Dablanc at the launch of the new urban logistics strategy of the city of Barcelona, February 21, 2023.
- Publication of the first report of the European project S+LOADZ on delivery zones in cities and the decarbonization of last mile deliveries : Smart and Sustainable Loading and Delivery Zones Implementation Handbook – Laetitia Dablanc participated in the research consortium and is working on the Paris case study.
- Arrival in February 2023 of the first two 2023 interns of the Chair! Louis Deschemps will work with L. Dablanc on gig workers and instant deliveries; Aliénor Vézinet will work with M. Schorung on intermediate logistics and the recycling of urban spaces for urban logistics.
- The Chair on the quick commerce issue: presentation by Laetitia Dablanc on February 10th, 2023 during a round-table on ‘Quick City’ organized by the City of Paris; presentation by Matthieu Schorung on February 14th, 2023 during the monthly seminar of the SPLOTT laboratory
- Publication of the research report, written by François Adoue (Researcher, consultant) on data for urban logistics in Rotterdam
- Departure of Heleen Buldeo Rai from the Chair: after three years in the Chair (2020-2022), Heleen Buldeo Rai is returning to Belgium to take up a Senior Researcher position at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB). We wish her every success in her new professional adventure and thank her for her involvement in the Chair!
- International seminar on urban logistics and ecommerce mobilities – Novembre 9, 2022 : you can access and download the presentations following this page !
- Publication of the 2023 internships positions – deadline : November 30, 2022
- Newsletter #7 of the Logistics City chair – October 2022
- Publication of an article in Journal of Transport Geography on the relation between warehouses spatial distribution and differential prices with a comparison between American cities
- Publication of an article in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice on the development of logistics facilities in dense and mixed-use urban areas in New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo
- Report on new methods for collecting data on urban logistics (in French)
- Publication of an e-book on the warehouse geography in the US
- Publication of an article in Transport Reviews on e-commerce and urban logistics data
- Publication of an article in Transport Policy on urban logistics during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Report on the fifth round of surveys on instant delivery micro-entrepreneurs in Paris (in French)
- Article on “quick commerce” and “dark stores” in The Conversation France (in French)
- Film about deliveries in New York: teaser and video (password: Delivery) of “Tournée en ville” by Sandrine Wenglenski
Recent interventions
- Communication of Laetitia Dablanc to the AFNOR SPEC (E-Commerce : consumer information) on the environmental impact of delivery choices, March 21, 2023.
- Intervention of Laetitia Dablanc to the POLIS Network (Regional aspects of land use planning and settlement structures for sustainable mobility patterns), March 13 2023.
- Intervention by Laetitia Dablanc at the launch of the new urban logistics strategy of the city of Barcelona, February 21, 2023.
- Communication by Laetitia Dablanc for the FRET21 (Freight21) thematic workshop organized by the AUTF, February 14, 2023
- The Chair on the quick commerce issue: presentation by Laetitia Dablanc on February 10th, 2023 during a round-table on ‘Quick City’ organized by the City of Paris; presentation by Matthieu Schorung on February 14th, 2023 during the monthly seminar of the SPLOTT laboratory
- Communication during the ATEC Conference on logistics about new data for urban logistics by Laetitia Dablanc and François Adoue, Novembre 18, 2022
- International seminar on urban logistics and e-commerce mobilities – November 9 2022: to have access to the presentations, please follow this link !
- Newsletter n°7 of the Logistics City Chair – October 2022
- Urban Mobility Days 2022, 20 to 22 September, 2022: round table “Zero-emission urban logistics” by Laetitia Dablanc
- France Inter, August 24, 2022: intervention “Le “tout-livraison” atteint-il ses limites ?”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- METRANS University of Southern California, July 20, 2022: presentation “How does ‘quick commerce’ change (or not) urban freight and city policies”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- Postal Hub, July 19, 2022: podcast “Logistics and delivery lessons from lockdown”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- International Geographical Union Congress, July 19, 2022: presentation “How e-commerce transforms the store and the retail landscape: ‘dark stores’, ‘warestores, and urban logistics”, by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- E-commerce Conference, June 17, 2022: presentation “New ways to collect e-commerce mobility data for city planning”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- E-commerce Conference, June 16, 2022: presentation “Can urban shopping centres be a solution to cities’ e-commerce mobility challenges?”, by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- Comeos webinar, 31 May 2022: presentation “Post-pandemic omnichannel retail strategies & implications for urban logistics”, by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- International Urban Freight Conference, 25 May 2022: presentation ““Proximity logistics”: Characterizing the development of logistics facilities in dense mixed-use urban areas around the world”, by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- International Urban Freight Conference, 25 May 2022: presentation “An analysis of the evolution of warehouses location from 2012 to 2019 in major U.S. Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSA): New insights of warehousing spatial patterns”, by Laetitia Dablanc and Matthieu Schorung
- Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), 6 May 2022: presentation “Sustainable city logistics”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- Politecnico di Milano, 4 May 2022: presentation “Logistics geographies”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- International Colloquium on the Platformisation of Work, 11 May 2022: discussion on the economic and social unsustainability of the self-employment/digital platform combination, by Laetitia Dablanc
- ECTRI Thematic Group Freight & Logistics webinar, 6 May 2022: presentation on sustainable city logistics, by Laetitia Dablanc
- Politecnico di Torino, 4 May 2022: DISTant Talks “Logistics geographies, research from the Logistics City Chair”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- Presentation, Caltrans Sustainable Freight Academy, 12 April 2022 : « Practices in Freight Planning. Balancing Sustainability and Resiliency. Sustainable freight planning in France and Europe », by Laetitia Dablanc
- Presentation, ATEC, 8 April 2022 : « Quelles sources à disposition des villes pour mieux connaître la mobilité logistique ? », by Laetitia Dablanc
- Presentation FastTrack Civitas, 29 March 2022 : « New methods to collect urban freight data », by Laetitia Dablanc
- AUTONOMY, March 16, 2022: presentation “15-minute delivery in the 15-minute city”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- Logistics City Chair, February, 2022: presentation “Les zones à faibles émissions et la logistique urbaine”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- France Culture, February 9, 2022: broadcast “Restaurants et magasins fantômes : la livraison rend-elle la consommation aveugle ?” with Laetitia Dablanc
- The Postal Hub, February 9, 2022: podcast “The environmental impact of e-commerce delivery” by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- METROFORUM – Chaire pour les transitions métropolitaines, February 3, 2022: presentation “(Re)penser la logistique urbaine” by Laetitia Dablanc
- LADYSS-Institut pour la Ville et le Commerce, January 28, 2022: presentation “La logistique urbaine dans les études urbaines” by Laetitia Dablanc
- Seminar Research group SEPRO, National University of Colombia, January 27, 2022: presentation “Autonomous vehicles’ potential for e-commerce deliveries” by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- Transport Decarbonisation Alliance, January 20, 2022: presentation “Sustainable city logistics” by Laetitia Dablanc
- Conférence Régionale de la Logistique, December 20, 2021: presentation “Dynamiques d’implantation des espaces logistiques en Île-de-France” by Laetitia Dablanc
- La Poste, Decembre 9, 2021: presentation “L’impact environnemental du e-commerce” by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- Delft University of Technology, Decembre 1st, 2021: presentation “So many new warehouses in Paris today: why?”, by Laetitia Dablanc
- Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States, Octobre 26, 2021: presentation “E-commerce logistics in Paris” by Laetitia Dablanc
- Rencontres Transports et Mobilités, Octobre 19, 2021: round table “Quelle place pour les marchandises dans la ville ?” with Laetitia Dablanc
- BIVEC-GIBET, Octobre 8, 2021: presentation “The impact of COVID-19 on urban logistics” by Heleen Buldeo Rai
- Fédération Nationale des Agences d’Urbanisme, September 23, 2021: presentation “Tour d’horizon des méthodes à explorer pour obtenir des données supplémentaires sur la mobilité urbaine des marchandises” by Laetitia Dablanc
- Centre for Transportation and Logistics, September 15, 2021: presentation and webinar “The Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Logistics” by Laetitia Dablanc
- SITL, September 14, 2021: round table “Comment mieux responsabiliser le consommateur face aux enjeux de la logistique urbaine ?” by Laetitia Dablanc
Chair description
New concepts, new urban logistics companies are emerging in Asia, Europe, and the United States, and more recently in all urban regions of the world, driven by digital revolutions. This logistic aims to meet the demand of urban companies and consumers for new services while providing solutions to cities’ concerns about the environmental and social impacts of current urban deliveries.
For cities with efficient urban logistics (such as Tokyo) that integrate logistics facilities into very dense urban areas or “intelligent” neighbourhood logistics, there are still less central districts and many large cities in the world whose congestion and emissions related to freight transport remain at far too high levels, while social issues (jobs and working conditions) are becoming more acute.
The Logistics City Chair is part of this context, with a specific dual ambition:
- To pay particular attention, especially through the disciplines of urban planning and development, to the question of crucial logistical locations for urban and metropolitan areas such as warehouses.
- To explore the impact of new consumption and distribution trends on urban logistics and the territories, particularly those related to e-commerce and more generally to digital transformations. Working in the Île-de-France region and having comparative perspective, data will be collected and developments in major world cities will be identified.
We will aim to increase knowledge while ensuring that we provide methodological tools to public and private actors in urban logistics, to contribute to the development of public policies on freight mobility, the energy transition of the sector, new logistics real estate and employment.
Chair governance
Steering committee
- Laetitia Dablanc, Director of research and director of the Chair, University Gustave Eiffel (LVMT)
- Matthieu Schorung, Postdoctoral fellow, University Gustave Eiffel (SPLOTT)
- Camille Horvath, Postdoctoral fellow, University Gustave Eiffel (SPLOTT)
- Sandrine Wenglenski, Assistant Professor, University Gustave Eiffel (LVMT)
- Juliette Berthon, Director of CSR and innovation, Sogaris
- Inès Balligand, Director of Development, Sogaris
- Suzanne Friedrich, R&D and Innovation Project Manager, Sogaris
Policy and evaluation committee (COE)
- Jonathan Sebbane, Directeur Général et Président du COE de la Chaire, Sogaris
- Serge Piperno, Vice-Président Recherche, Université Gustave Eiffel
- Muriel Jougleux, Vice-Présidente Partenariats et Professionalisation, Université Gustave Eiffel
- Nathalie Granes, Cheffe de service, Conseil Régional Ile-de-France
- Martine Vazquez, Chargée de projet en logistique urbaine, Métropole du Grand Paris
- Julien Aldhuy, Maître de Conférences, Université Paris Est Créteil
- Adeline Heitz, Maîtresse de conférences, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
- Heleen Buldeo Rai, Chercheuse, Vrije Universiteit, Bruxelles
- Cécile Maisonneuve, Institut Montaigne
- Claude Samson, AFILOG
- Marion Waller, Directrice générale du Pavillon de l’Arsenal
- Juliette Berthon, Directrice RSE et Innovation, Sogaris
- Inès Balligand, Directrice du Développement, Sogaris
- Pétronille Harnay, Directrice du laboratoire SPLOTT, Université Gustave Eiffel
- Pierre Zembri, Directeur du laboratoire LVMT, Université Gustave Eiffel
- Laetitia Dablanc, Directrice de recherches, LVMT, Université Gustave Eiffel
Chair Committee (CC)
- Muriel Jougleux, Université Gustave Eiffel
- Guillemette Karpeles, Sogaris
- Juliette Berthon, Directrice RSE et Innovation, Sogaris
- Laetitia Dablanc, Directrice de recherches, LVMT, Université Gustave Eiffel